Table 3.
Comparisons of knowledge and HBM with practices toward COVID-19 pandemic (n = 522)
| Variables | Practice, n (%) |
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| Wearing a Mask when Leaving Home |
Social Distancing |
Washing Hands |
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| No | Yes | p | No | Yes | p | No | Yes | p | |
| Knowledge | |||||||||
| Low (score <9) | 119 (50.2) | 118 (49.8) | <0.001 | 138 (58.2) | 99 (41.8) | <0.001 | 117 (49.4) | 120 (50.6) | <0.001 |
| High (score ≥10) | 35 (12.3) | 250 (87.7) | 64 (22.5) | 221 (77.5) | 44 (15.4) | 241(84.6) | |||
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| Perceived susceptibility | |||||||||
| Negative | 109 (63.4) | 63 (36.6) | <0.001 | 116 (67.4) | 56 (32.6) | <0.001 | 110 (64.0) | 62 (36.0) | <0.001 |
| Positive | 45 (12.9) | 305 (87.1) | 86 (24.6) | 264 (75.4) | 51 (14.6) | 299 (85.4) | |||
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| Perceived barriers | |||||||||
| Negative | 11 (6.5) | 158 (93.5) | <0.001 | 15 (8.9) | 154 (91.1) | <0.001 | 15 (8.9) | 154 (91.1) | <0.001 |
| Positive | 143 (40.5) | 210 (59.5) | 187 (53.0) | 166 (47.0) | 146 (41.4) | 207 (58.6) | |||
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| Perceived benefits | |||||||||
| Negative | 105 (64.0) | 59 (36.0) | <0.001 | 108 (65.9) | 56 (34.1) | <0.001 | 99 (60.4) | 65 (39.6) | <0.001 |
| Positive | 49 (13.7) | 309 (86.3) | 94 (26.3) | 264 (73.7) | 62 (17.3) | 296 (82.7) | |||
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| Perceived severity | |||||||||
| Negative | 115 (72.8) | 43 (27.2) | <0.001 | 130 (82.3) | 28 (17.7) | <0.001 | 107 (67.7) | 51 (32.3) | <0.001 |
| Positive | 39 (10.7) | 325 (89.3) | 72 (19.8) | 292 (80.2) | 54 (14.8) | 310 (85.2) | |||
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| Perceived self-efficacy | |||||||||
| Negative | 91 (74.0) | 32 (26.0) | <0.001 | 92 (74.8) | 31 (25.2) | <0.001 | 84 (68.3) | 39 (31.7) | <0.001 |
| Positive | 63 (15.8) | 336 (84.2) | 110 (27.6) | 289 (72.4) | 77 (19.3) | 322 (80.7) | |||
Note: p-values were calculated using the Chi-square test, or Fisher’s exact test, where appropriate. A p-value of <0.05 indicates statistical significance